Mainstrasse Village 30th Annual Oktoberfest
09/05/2008 - 09/07/2008

Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week
09/02/2008 - 09/07/2008

fresh ART & silent ART at Behringer - Crawford Museum
09/13/2008

Ride the Ducks
07/07/2008 - 10/30/2008

2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
09/25/2010 - 10/10/2010

From our central, easily accessible location to our world-class convention facilities and arenas, it's easy to see why Northern Kentucky is Like Nowhere Else. See more of the region through our maps and aerial views, find the latest events occurring around town. Questions? Feel free to contact us.

Location & Transportation

Located on the southern side of Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky is surrounded by three of the nation’s major interstate systems – I-75, I-71 and I-74.
As Delta Air Lines’ second largest hub, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is located minutes from the downtown area and offers 500 peak-day departures daily.

Population

Estimated population of the entire Northern Kentucky area – comprised mainly of Kenton, Campbell and Boone counties – is nearly 410,000.
From our central, easily accessible location to our world-class convention facilities and arenas, it’s easy to see why Northern Kentucky is Like Nowhere Else. See more of the region through our maps and aerial views, find the latest events occurring around town. Questions? Feel free to contact us.

Hotels and Facilities

Northern Kentucky’s breadth of accommodations is comprised of 69 hotels with over 7,000 rooms.
NKY is home to the region’s first-class convention facilities and high-tech conference centers – the Northern Kentucky Convention Center, the NKU METS Center and the nearly complete Bank of Kentucky Center.

2007 Marketing Impact

Marketing Initiatives – total 2007 economic impact by NKYCVB was $44.2 million ($40.8 million in 2006).
Return to the Community – the return on investment per $1 of expenditures in ’07 marketing programs was up 10.58 percent to $10.90.
Three-County Impact – visitors’ spending in the three-county area reached an all-time high of $325 million, with $162 million spent on lodging, $74 million on restaurants and $39 million on shopping.
Market Segments – corporate travelers comprised 41 percent of the market segment, leisure travelers were 35 percent and meetings and conventions were 22 percent.

More Information

Our Mission

Our mission is that of an aggressive sales, marketing, service and informational organization whose primary responsibility is to positively impact the Northern Kentucky economy through conventions, meetings and visitors’ expenditures.

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